I am seeking Project Manager / Project Engineering work opportunities which will utilize my varied experience with utility power delivery projects and medium voltage manufacturing projects including engineering, design, and construction management.

1. MICHAEL L. DUNLAP
4487 Raccoon Place, Dublin, Virginia 24084
dunlapmichaell@gmail.com
(423) 718-1946
OBJECTIVE
I am seeking Project Manager / Project Engineering work opportunities which will utilize my varied
experience with utility power delivery projects and medium voltage manufacturing projects including
engineering, design, and construction management.
EDUCATION
M.S. Engineering Management / Industrial Engineering, University of Tennessee, December 15, 1990, GPA
3.79 / 4.00.
B.S. Electrical Engineering , University of Tennessee, August 25, 1978. With Honors, GPA 3.23 / 4.00.
EXPERIENCE
Power Transmission and Distribution
Project Manager for Wood Group Mustang working at the Celanese site in Narrows, VA.
Provided project engineering support for construction of a 138kv substation consisting of the replacement of
a 138kv/6900v transformer and the addition of a MOD (motor operated disconnect), HV Circuit Switcher,
Secondary Breakers, Arresters, CCVTs, etc. Provided review of P&C design including transformer
differential, bus differential, transformer primary & secondary OC protection, transformer neutral,
zero-sequence relaying, SCADA, etc. Responsible for review of electrical substation design drawings and
manufacturers’ drawings for adherence to scope and specifications. Assured continuity of 138kv & 6900V
Protection & Control (P&C), physical, and telecommunication designs.
Additionally, I provided project engineering support for the construction of a 6900v indoor substation
including installation of double bus/double breaker metal clad switchgear, 125VDC system, 120VAC
instrument & lighting systems, conduit and cable trays, etc.
Project Manager for various projects at the Celanese site requiring familiarization with protection devices
such as: SEL-751(OC Relay), SEL-710 (motor protection), SEL-2600 (RTD), Multilin Power Quality Meter
(PQM II), Siemens SPIROTEC relays, etc. Projects included:
 Department electrical reclassification upgrade
 Chemical sewer monitoring via pH and conductivity measurement
 Installation of 120VAC, 12.5 KVA UPS
 Installation of furnace oxygen trim systems
 Addition of wireless conductivity transmitters for storm sewer monitoring
 Refurbishment of 6900V/480V transformer
 Replacement of 240V/240V/120V lighting transformers
 Replacement of 6900V/480V, 2500KVA secondary bushing and transformer maintenance
 2400V motor starter relay upgrades
 2400V & 480V substation feeder relay upgrades
Manager for Sargent & Lundy LLC
(S&L) Chattanooga office responsible for projects associated with S&L’s
Power Delivery Services. Responsible for substation PM role, office manpower loadings, and business
development with existing and potential clients. Served as S&L’s primary point-of-contact for substation
“managed tasks” performed for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).

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Manager for S&L Los Angeles office serving as primary contact for engineering tasks performed for Southern
California Edison (SCE). Responsibilities included client liaison, expansion of office presence relating to
SCE, and fulfillment of project management role.
Manager for S&L working with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) as the Owner’s Engineer for the oversight of
multiple engineering contractors including Worley Parsons and Ocampo Esta Corporation. As PG&E
Owner’s Engineer my responsibilities included 1) evaluation of contractor proposals for adherence to the
Request For Proposal (RFP), 2) contractor interface with and support of PG&E’s various engineering &
design groups and construction organization, 3) monitoring of contractor reporting, 4) overview of contractor
design submittals/drawings, and 5) contractor adherence to project budget and schedule.
Project Manager of numerous TVA substation upgrade projects with responsibility for overall project cost
(CPI - Cost Performance Index), schedule, and quality. Typical projects included:
 Guntersville Hydro Plant - Replacement of existing 161-115kV transformer with four single-phase
50 MVA 161-115-13.8 kV power transformers and addition of 115kV, 2000A power circuit
breaker. Tasks included physical design of pier-slab foundations and various augured
foundations for associated bus, etc. Replacement of existing protective relaying including
addition of SEL-387 transformer differential, SEL-551 over current, breaker failure, and SEL-421
& REL-512 line relays.
 Colbert Fossil Plant - Replacement of twenty-seven (27) 161kV Oil Circuit Breakers with 3000A
SF6 PCBs, replacement of seventy-six (76) disconnect switches including twenty-three (23)
Motor Operated Disconnects (MODs), addition of forty-eight (48) surge arresters, addition of
Digital Fault Recorder (DFR) and SEL-2030 communication interfaces, and modification of
associated Line and Breaker Failure (BF) relaying.
 Batesville, MS 161kV Substation - Replacement of existing 161kV line relays with dual
microprocessor line relay package consisting of GE “D90” and REL-670 relays operating in pilot
scheme via power line carrier and interfaced with SEL2030 communications
processor.Installation of associated wave traps, LTU, and transmitter / receivers for power line
carrier.
Power Engineer responsible for over-site of design review, calculations, equipment specification, and
commissioning of 161-kV switchyard. Construction management experience included live-line demolition of
OCB switchyard and installation of SF6 GCB switchyard.
Knowledge of the design and testing of protective relay schemes including electromechanical and
programmable relays, SCADA, revenue metering systems, annunciation, ground detection units,
161/13.8-kV delta and grounded wye distribution systems, and SF6 GCBs, OCBs, & ACBs.
Power Engineer assigned to Martin Marietta Energy Systems (MMES) Power Operations Department.
Power Operations Department representative accountable for providing engineering support to plant
electrical safety committee ( NEC “authority having jurisdiction”).
Familiar with NEC 1996, OSHA 1910.269 “Standard for Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and
Distribution” and OSHA 1910.300 series “Safety Related Work Practices.”

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Electrical
Project Manager (Wood Group Mustang) for multiple projects. “Typical” projects included: 1) assessment of
the plants 480V & 2300V substations, 2) addition of 6900V feeder arc reduction maintenance switches –
ARMS, 3) addition of Emerson coriolis mass flow transmitters, 4) differential pressure sensor installation
(Endress & Hauser Waterpilot) for the plant water filtration system, 5) GE Mark V generator turbine control
data logger upgrade, installation of Optek colorimeter, and 6) installation of furnace Rosemount oxygen trim
system.
Senior Electrical Engineer with ACTS (for Merrick Southeast, Engineers and Architects) supporting projects
involved in the modification and upgrade of the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site (DOE - SRS).
Provided design support for the installation of 600hp river water suction pump and associated motor
operated valves (MOVs).
Familiar with the analysis and development of coordination studies, system short circuit calculations using
ETAP software, analysis of motor thermal overload protection, and voltage drop calculations.
Business Development representative responsible for extension of the commercial / industrial client base for
J. Givoo Consultants in areas geographically close to Aiken, South Carolina.
Procurement and Contract Administration
Contract Administrator responsible for the solicitation and award of numerous commodity and engineering
service contracts. Contracts included $60M, five year contract for just-in-time (JIT) procurement of personal
computer systems, peripheral hardware, and workstations.
Experience in contractual negotiations with small businesses (SB, SDB) and corporations.
Familiar with evaluated procurement procedures, technical specification development, and federal
acquisition regulations.
Procurement Engineer responsible for the solicitation, evaluation, and award of contracts for the purchase of
instrumentation and control equipment associated with power generation plants. Typical devices included
flow, pressure, and temperature metering and transmitters.
Hazardous Waste Management
Supervisor for shift operation of a mixed waste (hazardous/radioactive) neutralization facility processing
waste water from a Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) incinerator.
Management representative on Project Management Team (PMT) established to improve mixed
(hazardous/radioactive) waste water treatment facility operation, safety, and maintenance activities via Total
Quality Management (TQM).

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Instrumentation and Controls
Instrumentation & Controls Engineer responsible for the physical layout and PLC integration of
instrumentation and control devices throughout varied nuclear power generation plants. Evaluated
instrumentation for suitability to nuclear and general plant environments based upon IEEE standards.
TRAINING
Working level knowledge of software including SAP, MS Project, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, MS Word,
WordPerfect, and Lotus Notes.
Participated in 5 day protective relaying course presented by Asea Brown Boveri (ABB).
Participated in 4 day protective relaying course presented by The Associated Training Corporation.
Participated in 2 day underground distribution system fault location seminar presented by Multi-Amp.
Participated in 5 day Substation Engineering course conducted by Sargent & Lundy LLC
Participated in MS Project training course presented at New River Community College.
Training seminars including: two seminars reviewing the 1993 NEC, 40 hour SARA/OSHA Hazwoper and
Hazard Communications training with 8 hour refresher course, Confined Space Entry Training, Carcinogen
Worker Training, and Radiation Worker Training.
WORK HISTORY
7/12 to Present Wood Group Mustang – Narrows VA
Project Manager
Client: Celanese International
1/00 to 3/12 Sargent & Lundy LLC
– Chattanooga TN, Los Angeles CA, San Francisco CA
Manager, Project Manager
Clients: Tennessee Valley Authority, Southern Cal Edison, Pacific Gas & Electric
3/98 to 1/00 Secondary Education Teacher – Knoxville TN
State of Tennessee License with endorsements in Physics and Mathematics
5/97 to 3/98 J. Givoo Consultants – Aiken SC and Salem NJ
Manager, Senior Project Engineer
9/96 to 3/97 ACTS, Inc – Aiken SC
Senior Electrical Engineer, Project Engineer
12/88 to 3/96 Lockheed Martin Energy Systems – Oak Ridge TN
Power Engineer, Contract Administrator
8/78 to 8/88 Tennessee Valley Authority – Knoxville TN, Spring City TN
Electrical Engineer, Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

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MILITARY
United States Navy Reserve / June 1982 - October 1995
Rank / Designator: Lieutenant Commander (O4) / ENGINEERING DUTY OFFICER (1445)
Commanding Officer - Yorktown Naval Weapons Station (NWS) Detachment A309. Responsibilities
included performance as Command Duty Officer of NWS-Yorktown accountable for “off-hour” receipt of
special weapons.
Engineering Duty Officer -
Charleston Naval Shipyard Detachment 209 & Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Detachment 709
LICENSE
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification application previously accepted by Project
Management Institute
State of Tennessee, Department of Education, Secondary Education, Areas of Endorsement: 1.)
Mathematics 2.) Physics